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Shaggy NOT Dead, Victim of Infamous Celebrity Death Hoax: Bogus 'Reggae Star Stabbed to Death in Bar Fight' Rumor Goes Viral on Twitter

By Danica Bellini | Jan 24, 2013 12:27 PM EST

Grammy Award winning Jamaican-American reggae star Shaggy (real name, Orville Richard Burrell) is NOT dead, despite recent rumors swirling around the web that he was killed in a heated L.A. bar fight. The hashtag #RIPShaggy began trending on Twitter after bogus reports went viral on the web, claiming that the "It Wasn't Me" rapper was stabbed in the liver and killed during a violent bar brawl. But it turns out Shaggy is just the latest victim of the infamous social media celebrity death hoax - a rep for TMZ confirms that the 44-year-old singer/songwriter is indeed still "alive and kicking." Read More »

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